Troy Young, president of Hearst Magazines, resigned today after a damning New York Times profile detailed inappropriate workplace behavior.
Young reportedly made rude, sexually offensive jokes and fostered what employees described as a toxic culture among Hearst Magazines’ brands, including Cosmopolitan and Marie Claire, which often employed women to write about female-centric topics.
Young was named president of the company in 2018 after five years as president of Hearst Magazines Digital Media. In his prior role, he developed the company’s content management system and was credited with growing audiences across brands.
“Troy has done an outstanding job building our world-class digital business,” said CEO Steven Swartz in a statement at the time.
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